General:Alan Nanes

Alan Nanes
Role(s)	Designer, Writer, Quality Assurance Tester
Softworks tenure	2002–Present
Alias(es)	slateman rpggamedev

Alan Nanes is the current Director of Design at Bethesda Game Studios, with credits on The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Starfield.

Credits

• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind — Quality Assurance / Special Thanks To
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Tribunal — Quality Assurance
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Bloodmoon — Quality Assurance
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind: Game of the Year Edition — Quality Assurance Lead / Special Thanks To
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — Quest Design
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Wizard's Tower — Lead Designer
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Vile Lair — Lead Designer
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles — Quest Design
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Quest Design & Writing
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard — Quest Design & Writing
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dragonborn — Quest Design & Writing
• The Elder Scrolls: Blades — Additional Writing
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Adventure Game — Thanks

Known Contributions

• Oblivion — Alan authored the side quests: Where Spirits Have Lease, The Forlorn Watchman, A Brush with Death, Seeking Your Roots, and Corruption and Conscience.
• Skyrim — Alan authored and implemented the design for the city of Riften and the Thieves Guild. He also authored A Return To Your Roots and the Mjoll the Lioness follower.
• Dawnguard — Alan authored the encounter with Jiub in the Soul Cairn.

Texts Authored

This list is non-exhaustive and includes only texts which have been confirmed to be written, fully or partially, by Nanes.

Out-of-game

• Alan Nanes' Posts

Interviews

• Jul 2007: Inside the Vault: Alan Nanes
• Dec 2010: Meet the Devs of Skyrim
• May 2023: Writing the Worlds of Bethesda

Links

• Alan Nanes on Twitter
• Alan Nanes on BoardGameGeek